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Rediscover Your Backyard as a Safe Environment
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(BPT) - As Americans across the country
retreat to their homes to help slow the spread
of COVID-19, many are rediscovering the value
of their yards as places to take in fresh air,
engage their children in outdoor games and
enjoy physical activity in a safe environment.
Kids who can no longer participate in
organized sports activities or meet their friends
at the park need creative ways to burn off
energy at home. Unplugging and stepping
outside can be good for the whole family’s
physical and mental health. Consider these three
tips as you explore ways to take advantage of
the green space around your home.
Educate: The backyard offers a great setting
to learn about plant biology and the creepy
crawlers that call our lawns home. Take a
magnifying glass to your lawn and explore
the habitat nestled between the blades.
Exercise: Lace up your sneakers and take to
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the yard for a 30-minute workout or arrange
an obstacle course on the lawn for the kids.
Encourage children to compete for the fastest
time or create a course of their own.
Rejuvenate: As the days get warmer, enjoy
a little self-care by soaking in the sun on
the lawn. Consider laying out a blanket and
reading. Whether it becomes family story
time or some quiet time to yourself, spend
some time enjoying your own personal piece
of the great outdoors.
Now is a great time for some DIY spring
maintenance to get your lawn ready for summer.
Interseed for a thicker lawn. Lawns that are
sparse or have worn patches coming out of
winter can be interseeded when the soil warms
up in the spring. In addition to enhancing the
overall appearance of the lawn, interseeding
will help keep turf dense, which is a natural
defense to keeping pesky weeds out.
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Simply rake away lawn debris or
accumulated thatch, broadcast seed widely
or target bare spots on your lawn and irrigate
regularly until the seed germinates. Seed can
be ordered online and shipped directly to
your home from most home improvement
retailers.
Water deeply and infrequently. Rather than
irrigating lightly every day, begin to water
more deeply, only once or twice a week,
which will encourage strong root growth and
make for a hardier lawn in the summer. Most
turf grasses will stay vigorous if they receive
about 1 inch of water per week, including
rainfall (and drought-tolerant species such
as tall fescue do well on even less).
Mow early and leave the grass taller. Start
mowing your lawn before it gets too tall.
Scalping an overgrown lawn will stress the
plants and potentially cause problems all
season long, so make sure you never cut off
more than one-third of the grass blade height
at a time. Feed your lawn. Grasscycling -
leaving the clippings on the lawn after you
mow and allowing them to decompose - can
save you time and provide up to 25% of
your lawn’s fertilizer needs. If you’re among
the many Americans seeking activities for
energetic kids, suddenly finding time for
long-delayed home improvement projects,
or just needing a breath of fresh air, step
out the backdoor and take advantage of your
home’s lawn. By engaging in a few DIY
spring lawn projects now, your lawn will
be ready no matter what summer brings! *